Game and amusement apparatus.



No. 756,341. ,PATENTED APR. 5,1904.

- A. DUFTY.

GAME AND AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20, 1903.

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Patented April 5, 1904.

UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR DUFTY, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

GAME AND AMUSEMENT APPARATUS- SPEOIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent No. 756,341, dated April 5, 1904. Application filed May 20, 1903.Serial No. 158,003. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ARTHUR DUFTY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Troy, county of Rensselaer and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Game and AmusementApparatus, of which thereon, which form a part of this specfication. I

Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several figures.

My invention is particularly adapted for use by children as an amusementapparatus.

' Figure 1 of the drawings is aview in rear ele- Vation of the amusementapparatus arranged for use as a slide-board. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section of the same, taken on the broken line 2 2 inFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the board detached and inverted for usein playing a marble or ring game. Fig. 4: is a cross-section of thesame, taken on the broken line 1 1 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view in sideelevation of the apparatus arranged for use as a table or ironing-boardand indicating by dotted lines the arrangement of the horse relativelyto the board when the device is used as a seesaw. Fig. 6 is a view inside elevation of the top of the horse.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a wooden horse, and 2 is a slide-boardadapted to be supported with one end elevated resting on the top of thehorse and the other end upon the floor 3. The top of thehorseis providedwith transverse notches 4, and the slide-board is provided on itsreverse side with longitudinal ribs 5, adapted to enter the respectivenotches 4 and prevent lateral displacement of the board relatively tothe horse. The elevated end of the board is detachably connected withthe horse by means of a hinge connection comprising the hooks 7 on thereverse side of the board which are adapted to interlock with eyes 8 onthe upper end of the horse, the parts being so arranged that the bookscan be inserted in said eyes only when the swinging end of the board isupwardly inclined, so that accidental displacement of the hooks from theeyes cannot occur while the board is in use as a slide board, the upperend of the board being thus positively locked to the horse. The boardand the horse can be further connected together by means of the hook 9,pivoted upon the cross-bar of the horse and adapted to interlock with aneye 10 on the reverse side of the board. The longitudinal ribs 5 on thereverse side of the board not only serve to materially strengthen theboard and prevent its displacement from the horse when used as aslide-board, but are also adapted to form therebetween arunway 12 on thereverse side of the board, which is adapted for use in playing marblegames by extending transversely of the runway between said ribs a wall13, provided with apertures 14:, adapted to permit the passage ofmarbles l5 therethrough in the usual manner of playing marble games. Theboard may also be provided on its reverse side near one end with a post16, adapted for use in playing a ring-game, wherein the players endeavorto toss rings 17 from a distance over said post. When the reverse sideof the board is to be used for such games, the board is placed ininverted position flat upon the floor. By disconnecting the hooks 7 fromthe eyes 8, the position of the board upon the horse can be changeduntil the horse occupies the relative position indicated by dotted linesin Fig. 5, in which the board is approximately balanced thereupon foruse as a seesaw or teeter. The ribs 5 extend approximately the wholelength of the board, so that when the board is used as a seesaw it isprevented from lateral displacement by the engagement of said ribs withthe walls of the notches 4. One end of the board may be hinge-connectedwith the horse in the manner above described, while the other end issupported by a table or chair 18, adapting the board for use as a tableor ironing-board. The obverse side of the board is provided with asmooth or polished surface, down which children can slide without injurywhen the device is used as a slideboard in the position shown in Figs. 1and 2.

When desired, the horse may be provided with a slate or blackboard 20,mounted thereupon, the horse serving as a support or easel therefor. Theblackboard is preferably connected along its upper edge with the horseby means of hinges 21, whereby the board is adapted to be swung upwardlyto a convenient position for use, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig.2.

' What I claim as new, and desire .to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. An amusement apparatus comprising in combination a horse providedwith transverse notches in its top; and a slide-board adapted to besupported at one end on said horse with its other end resting upon thefloor, having on its under side ribs extending longitudinally along themiddle of the board adapted to occupy said notches in the top of thehorse, when the board is balanced or rocked on the horse as a seesaw;and a detachable connection between the horse and horse-supported end ofsaid board, substantially as described.

2. An amusement apparatus comprising in combination a horse providedwith transverse notches in its top; and a slide-board adapted to besupported at one end on said horse with its other end resting upon thefloor and provided on its reverse side with game apparatus adapted foruse when the board is detached from the horse and supported in ahorizontal position, consisting in part of ribs extending longitudinallyof the board along its middle adapted to reinforce the board and tooccupy the notches in the top of the horse when the board is used as aseesaw; and a detachable connection between the horse andhorse-supported end of said board, substantially as described.

3. In an amusement apparatus, in combination a horse provided withtransverse notches in its top; a slide-board having on its reverse sidelongitudinal reinforcing-ribs extending approximately from one end pastthe middle of the board adapted to enter said notches when the board isused either as a slide-board or as a seesaw; and a detachable positivehook connection betweenone end of the board and the horse whereby oneendof the board is supported on said horse with vsaid ribs seated in saidnotches, and-the other end of the board adapted to rest upon the floor.

In testimony whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand this 21st day of April,1903.

ARTHUR DUFTY Witnesses:

FRANK C. GURTIs, HAROLD E. GURTIs.

